ECE 453 - Schedule - Fall 2021

Lecture Day Date Topic Video Section Notes Lab Lab Mode
1 M 8/23/21 Fourier analysis August 23 1.4-1.5 Fourier Theory 0. Introduction (soldering tutorial here) Virtual
2 W 8/25/21 Modulation theorem August 25 1.6      
3 F 8/27/21 DSB modulation and demodulation August_27 1.6      
4 M 8/30/21 Nonlinear modulation August_30 1.7   NO LAB  
5 W 9/1/21 Quadrature modulation/demodulation September 1 1.8      
6 F 9/3/21 Regenerative receivers September 3 2.1.3 Single Sdb Modulation    
  M 9/6/21 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS       NO LAB  
7 W 9/8/21 Superheterodyne receivers September 8 2.3 Bessel Functions    
8 F 9/10/21 AM Broadcasting September 10 2.3.3 FM demodulation    
9 M 9/13/21 FM Broadcasting September 13 2.3.4 Radio Broadcasting 1. Discrete component modeling ( C1, C2, L1, L2, L3, R1, R2) Virtual
10 W 9/15/21 Up- and down-conversion September 15 2.3.5      
11 F 9/17/21 Software defined radio September 17 2.5      
12 M 9/20/21 Resonance September 20 4.1-4.2   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing ( LTDZ SA App Notes ) In lab
13 W 9/22/21 Quality factor Q September 22 4.3-4.5      
14 F 9/24/21 Oscillator analysis September 24 5.1-5.4 Oscillators    
15 M 9/27/21 Colpitt, crystal, voltage-controlled oscillators September 27 5.5   2. Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Mixing (cont.) Virtual
16 W 9/29/21 Oscillator phase noise September 29 5.6      
17 F 10/1/21 Network power transfer October 1 6.1      
  M 10/4/21 EXAM 1 - Solutions       3. Amplitude Modulation - FM Transmitter Virtual
18 W 10/6/21 Lossless matching networks October 6 6.1      
19 F 10/8/21 Impedance matching with lossless L-networks October 8 6.2 Transmission Lines    
20 M 10/11/21 Three-element matching networks October 11 6.3 Smith Chart 4. FM Demodulator Design - Eagle PCB (ECE453.lbr) Virtual
21 W 10/13/21 Pi and T matching networks October 13 6.4      
22 F 10/15/21 Y, Z, H parameters, ABCD parameters October 15 7.1-7.4 Network parameters    
23 M 10/18/21 S parameters October 18 8.1, 8.2 S Parameters 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (102C2X, 102C31, FS1024) Virtual
24 W 10/20/21 Application of S parameters October 20 8.3 Amplifiers    
25 F 10/22/21 Stability analysis October 22 8.3.2, 8.3.3 Power Definitions    
26 M 10/25/21 Unconditional stability October 25 8.3.4 Stability 5. Crystal Colpitts Oscillator (cont.) In lab
27 W 10/27/21 Simultaneous conjugate match October 27 8.3.5      
28 F 10/29/21 LTI networks October 29        
29 M 11/1/21 Properties of LTI networks November 1     6. Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (varcap) Virtual
30 W 11/3/21 1-Port noise characterization November 3 10.1      
  F 11/5/21 EXAM 2 - Solutions          
31 M 11/8/21 2-port noise characterization November 8 10.1   7. Filters and Matching Networks (filter.s2pInductance App Note) Virtual
32 W 11/10/21 Noise factor and noise figure November 10 10.2 Noise    
33 F 11/12/21 Mixers November 12 11.1-11.3 Mixers    
34 M 11/15/21 Conversion loss in mixers November 15 12.1   8. Broadband Amplifier Virtual
35 W 11/17/21 Two-tone input November 17 12.2-12.3      
36 F 11/19/21 Modeling nonlinearities November 19 12.4 Nonlinearities    
  M 11/22/21 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS       NO LAB  
  W 11/24/21 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS          
  F 11/26/21 THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS          
37 M 11/29/21 Phase-locked loops November 29 13.1, 13.2 Phase-locked loops 9. FM Receiver In lab
38 W 12/1/21 Transient response of PLLs December 1 13.3      
39 F 12/3/21 FM demodulation December 3 13.4      
40 M 12/6/21 Frequency synthesis with PLLs December 6 13.5   NO LAB  
41 W 12/8/21 Phase detectors December 8 13.5.2      
  Th 12/16/21 FINAL EXAM 1:30 PM- 4:30 PM